Career channelhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/Career channel's most recent posts.en-usTop 10: Highest-Paying Jobs In The U.S.http://www.askmen.com/money/career_150/177_career.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career_150/177_career.html<p>Have you always dreamed of paying off your credit card debt, and then owning a&nbsp;yacht, a sparkly new&nbsp;Lamborghini&nbsp;and a&nbsp;place in the Hamptons? Hate to break it to you, but money doesn&#39;t grow on trees&nbsp;&mdash; you have to&nbsp;<em>work</em>&nbsp;for it . And for many of the highest-paying careers, you&#39;ll need years of education as well as on-the-job training.&nbsp;But if you pick the right career and put in the time, even you &mdash;...</p>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -040040th Birthday Gift Ideashttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/40th-birthday-gift-ideas.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/40th-birthday-gift-ideas.html<p>Hitting the 4-0 mark is a pretty huge. It&rsquo;s a point in time that serves as a representation of achievement, discovery, and most importantly, living life. Men are more in tune with who they are and look to accentuate their virtues as they continue the aging process. And most times, all it takes is the right birthday present to build on that foundation when entering the fourth decade of existence...</p>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400How To Stay Productive While Working Remotelyhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-stay-productive-while-working-remotely.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-stay-productive-while-working-remotely.html<p>So you just got a job where they allow you to work remotely, part-time or full-time &#8212; sounds great, right? You&rsquo;re able to work in your PJs while eating cereal and you don&rsquo;t have to worry about a manager breathing down your neck.<br />&nbsp;<br />Believe me, although working remotely is great, it does come with its challenges. It&rsquo;s considerably harder to stay productive while working outside the office. You are ...</p>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400Helping Millennials Overcome Hopelessnesshttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/helping-millennials-overcome-hopelessness.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/helping-millennials-overcome-hopelessness.html<p>It&rsquo;s common knowledge that stress manifests itself in the form of unhealthy habits, such as excessive drinking, drug use, and gambling. So the fact that a quarter of men between ages 18 and 24 have gambling problems is cause for concern. Millennials are a group lacking hope -- and gambling is just one symptom.</p><p>Anxiety is another prominent symptom among Millennials, with BDA Morneau Shepell repor...</p>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400Easy Ways To Save Moneyhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/easy-ways-to-save-money.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/easy-ways-to-save-money.html<p>Creeping expenses are to your financial life what holes are to a leaky boat where bills begin to bleed into the deck and sink your future. If you find yourself overwhelmed financially, then you need to act now and find ways to save money fast to gain back control.</p><p>The problem with most financial advice is that it&rsquo;s the same cookie-cutter approach that everyone else preaches. If it was as easy as...</p>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400What Successful Men Do On Monday Morningshttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/what-successful-men-do-on-monday-mornings.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/what-successful-men-do-on-monday-mornings.html<p>Monday morning is by far the most important couple of hours of the whole week. Why? Because Monday mornings set the pace for the next 168 hours. If you start your Monday morning off successfully, that increases your chance of having a killer week. If you have a really bad Monday morning, that sets a bad vibe for the rest of your week.<br />&nbsp;<br />It is imperative that you start your Monday morning off righ...</p>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -040015 Of America's Highest-Paid CEOshttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/15-of-america-s-highest-paid-ceos.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/15-of-america-s-highest-paid-ceos.htmlTue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400How To Live With Greater Integrityhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-live-with-greater-integrity.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-live-with-greater-integrity.html<p>Being a man who lives with integrity means making decisions and consistently engaging in acts that align with universally-good values. Integrity is important because it tells others about your values, your level of honesty, and how to engage with you. The following are five small ways to build integrity on a regular basis.</p><h2>1. Be On Time</h2><p>Being on time is as much a representation of your respect an...</p>Tue, 02 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400Red Flags To Watch Out For In Job Interviewshttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/red-flags-to-watch-out-for-in-job-interviews.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/red-flags-to-watch-out-for-in-job-interviews.htmlMon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400How To Ask For What You Want In Lifehttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-ask-for-what-you-want-in-life.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-ask-for-what-you-want-in-life.html<p>Oprah Winfrey said that &quot;You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.&quot; In common discourse, we use the phrase &quot;a closed mouth won&#39;t get fed.&rdquo; This phrase highlights the importance of agency as much as it does action. There are differences in wanting something, voicing your desire, and doing something about it. Asking for what you want is not a way to build up undeserved entitlement. It...</p>Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400Habits Of Confident Men http://www.askmen.com/money/career/habits-of-confident-men.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/habits-of-confident-men.html<p>We all know men who&nbsp;are confident. But when we think of confidence,&nbsp;many of us are not sure how to define it. Confidence can come across in many ways. Some want to project confidence&nbsp;and&nbsp;come across as arrogant, others are obviously just pretending to be sitting on the throne of confidence&nbsp;in an attempt to mask their insecurities.&nbsp;True confidence is a rare trait, and those who&nbsp;have it are immed...</p>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400Donald Trump And Body Languagehttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/donald-trump-and-body-language.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/donald-trump-and-body-language.html<p>Since Donald Trump took over as President of the United States of America, many of the traditional means used for assessing a politician &ndash;&nbsp;press conferences with any grip on objective reality, regular patterns of human speech, normal standards of diplomacy etc &ndash; have fallen by the wayside. So in lieu of this, keen Whitehouse-watchers &ndash; or indeed, anyone who&rsquo;d just like to know if an OAP is goin...</p>Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400Financial Secrets Of The World's Richest Menhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/financial-secrets-of-the-world-s-richest-men.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/financial-secrets-of-the-world-s-richest-men.html<p>The richest men in the history of the world -- Andrew Carnegie, Steve Jobs, Andrew Mellon, John D. Rockefeller -- have built empires and fortunes that still exist today.<br />&nbsp;<br />But, for many men, building wealth can be a bit of a mystery.<br />&nbsp;<br />Modern education stresses reading, writing, science, and mathematics but there are no classes on making sound investments or building a successful business.<br />&nbsp;<br />Yet ther...</p>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400Habits Of Highly Successful Menhttp://www.askmen.com/money/successful_60/83_success.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/successful_60/83_success.html<p>Men don&rsquo;t become highly successful by accident. While the concept of how &quot;successful&quot; a man is remains a matter of personal judgment, regardless of a man&#39;s wealth or fame, there are undeniable habits and traits a man has to have to help him achieve success and to maximize his true potential.<br />&nbsp;<br />Many of us have listened to other men talking about all the amazing things they are going to do with the...</p>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400YouTuber Mike Boyd Reveals How To Learn New Skills Fasthttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-learn-new-skills-fast.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-learn-new-skills-fast.html<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever hoped to master a skateboard/unicycle/backflip/Rubik&rsquo;s cube/set of juggling balls, only to give up because you&rsquo;re too darn busy/lazy/old/genetically challenged, Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd is here to provide swift inspiration and/or strip away your measly excuses.</p><p>After hearing Malcolm Gladwell&rsquo;s theory that you can learn any skill with 10,000 hours&rsquo; practice, the 26-year old from...</p>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -040050th Birthday Gift Ideashttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/50th-birthday-gift-ideas.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/50th-birthday-gift-ideas.html<p>So someone you know is hitting the big 5-0. Huge deal right there. Sending well wishes their way seems fine and dandy, but&nbsp;reality is they&rsquo;re stuck in a depressive state about reaching the half-century mark, thinking to themselves how much it sucks growing old. To some,&nbsp;50 is a hindrance to their image or lifestyle. Others simply count their blessings for living what&rsquo;s been a prosperous life th...</p>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500How To Become A Male Modelhttp://www.askmen.com/money/how_to_200/217_how_to.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/how_to_200/217_how_to.html<p>So you think you might have what it takes to succeed as a male model? You have the drive, you have the talent, and your whole life you have been told that you are ridiculously good looking. The only thing is, you are not quite sure how to go about it.<br />&nbsp;<br />So what to do? The modeling world has changed a lot over the past decade. While the traditional avenues to find modeling jobs still exist, social...</p>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500Gift Ideas For Executiveshttp://www.askmen.com/entertainment/guy_gear/gift-ideas-for-executives.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/entertainment/guy_gear/gift-ideas-for-executives.html<p>Shopping for loved ones is already a grudging task. Now just imagine the pressure that comes with gifting the executive in your life. Parent, older sibling, spouse or maybe the corporate douchebag making life a living hell time and time again by piling reports on your desk, expectations will always be high come birthdays, work anniversaries, and Secret Santa time. The typical Father&rsquo;s Day or gi...</p>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500The Fearless Man Workshop Reviewhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/the-fearless-man-workshop-review.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/the-fearless-man-workshop-review.html<p><em>Editor&#39;s Note: While we don&#39;t endorse some of the methods advocated by The Fearless Man website and products, the workshop reviewed in this article was super helpful for developing self-confidence in social settings and professional situations.</em></p><p>The Fearless Experience is a weekend seminar created for men who want to reclaim their power and live courageously. At least that&rsquo;s its manifesto writ la...</p>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500How To Keep Your New Year's Resolutionshttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolutions.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolutions.html<p><em><strong>Editor&#39;s Note</strong>: Remember those lofty New Year&#39;s resolutions that you came up with three weeks ago? Yeah, neither do we. Most people don&#39;t even make it 21 days before those goals fade from memory. That&#39;s the bad news. The good news? You still have another 11 months to make changes for the better.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>The problem is that most people set goals that are too big and, frankly, unachievable. We&#39;re here to ...</em></p>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500Best Business Ideas 2017http://www.askmen.com/money/career/best-business-ideas-2017/http://www.askmen.com/money/career/best-business-ideas-2017/<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.&nbsp;</em></p><p>This has been an unpredictable 12 months for the economy &ndash; while the immediate shocks and downturns threatened by the Brexit vote and Trump&rsquo;s election win either failed to materialise or were short-lived, 2017 looks set to be a challenging year. A recent assessment from Price Waterhouse Cooper&nbsp;sees UK growth and consumer spending slowing down,...</p>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500Becoming A Successful Fitness Entrepreneur http://www.askmen.com/money/career/becoming-a-successful-fitness-entrepreneur.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/becoming-a-successful-fitness-entrepreneur.html<p>People often say the key to success is patience. Others say it&rsquo;s hard&nbsp;work and a clear vision. For me, the key to success is self-awareness. Before turning my life around and earning over five million dollars in less than 16 months through my fitness brand, I was at the lowest point of my life. &nbsp;</p><p>In 2012, I was forced to take a look at my own&nbsp;reality, one that I often tried to escape using&nbsp;alcoh...</p>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500Keys To Confidencehttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/keys-to-confidence.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/keys-to-confidence.html<p>Confidence is the key to becoming successful at pretty much anything in life. This includes approaching women, giving a killer presentation, and starting a business, just to name a few. Reason being that women only want to date guys who are sure of themselves, people only want to listen to presenters who sound like they know what they&#39;re talking about, and investors only want to invest in compa...</p>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500Jobs Computers Can Never Replace http://www.askmen.com/money/career/jobs-computers-can-never-replace/http://www.askmen.com/money/career/jobs-computers-can-never-replace/<p>Even before <em>Terminator</em> spearheaded&nbsp;our society&rsquo;s obsession with the future, there has been a collective&nbsp;fear that one day robots will take over. This fear has worn many different masks:&nbsp;Some believe that robots will physically destroy us; others see technology and artificial intelligence as the extinction of our usefulness. Those who tend&nbsp;to view artificial&nbsp;intelligence as the enemy worry that ...</p>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500Why Work-Life Balance Is Overratedhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/why-work-life-balance-is-overrated.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/why-work-life-balance-is-overrated.html<p>There is this strange notion that your 20s are when you should find yourself, and you shouldn&rsquo;t worry about working hard until you get into your 30s. Although this seems like a great idea in theory, it&rsquo;s a bad idea if you plan on becoming somewhat successful in life.<br />&nbsp;<br />Your 20s are probably the best years you will have in almost every regard. Given that the most of us spend our 20s, or at least o...</p>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500Career Skills You Need For Successhttp://www.askmen.com/career_guide/preparing_for_a_career/skills-for-success.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/career_guide/preparing_for_a_career/skills-for-success.html<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK.&nbsp;</em></p><p>With summer and the end of university&nbsp;academic years in sight,&nbsp;soon-to-be graduates are starting to focus on&nbsp;getting jobs or internships and moving into their own places. If you&#39;re a final year student, we can help you with the former; on the latter we&#39;d just caution: If it&#39;s&nbsp;$350/month, it&#39;s probably a&nbsp;cardboard box in someone&#39;s garage.</p><p>Enter&nbsp;...</p>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500Best Business Ideas 2016http://www.askmen.com/money/career/best-business-ideas-2016/http://www.askmen.com/money/career/best-business-ideas-2016/<p><em>This article was originally published by AskMen UK &mdash; so don&#39;t mind the references to things like &quot;pounds,&quot; &quot;chaps&quot; and &quot;packets of crisps,&quot; whatever those are.&nbsp;</em></p><p>Have you been dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur but aren&#39;t quite sure which of your great ideas to commit to? With more people looking&nbsp;to start a business&nbsp;than ever before &ndash;&nbsp;the number of under-35s starting businesses in the UK has ri...</p>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -050011 Tips To Cope With A Job You Hatehttp://www.askmen.com/money/career_100/123_career.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career_100/123_career.html<p>If everybody loved their job, they probably wouldn&#39;t call it work. The lucky ones are those guys who have figured out how to get paid for doing what they love, while the rest of us simply get paid so we can afford to do what we love on the weekends.<br /><br />But for some of us, the workplace can be miserable, so much so that it consumes your whole life. And in a tough job market, the idea of quitting wit...</p>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500Why Time Is More Valuable Than Moneyhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/why-time-is-more-valuable-than-money.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/why-time-is-more-valuable-than-money.html<p>Let me get straight to the point: your time is worth more than money.<br />&nbsp;<br />Why do you ask? Well, the rest of this piece will go into further detail about why this is true, but I&rsquo;m going to start with the most obvious reason: you can always earn more money.</p><p>Of course, you can never &ldquo;earn&rdquo; extra time from anywhere.<br />&nbsp;<br />You can run out of money and other resources over and over, go bankrupt, and still keep ...</p>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500Sleep Deprivation And Your Careerhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/sleep-deprivation-and-your-career.htmlhttp://www.askmen.com/money/career/sleep-deprivation-and-your-career.html<p>You&rsquo;re a hustler. You grind hard, chasing your dreams, and the last thing you care about is sleep, because sleep is the cousin of death, right? Kinda, but not really.<br />&nbsp;<br />We all need to stop bragging about how little we sleep because we work so damn hard. I&rsquo;ll be the first to admit that I have been guilty of this in the past many times.<br />&nbsp;<br />When my co-founders and I first founded Benchmark Intelligence...</p>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500